Neglected Tourism 5: Baba Abdu Nath Ji

Baba Abdu Nath Ji

Bani Baba/ Baba Abdu Nath Ji

It is a place of Religious Tourism which still date is not explored. Although most of the villagers of the periphery & of Kandi belt of Nud Sumb Goran are well aware of this place but except the people of old generation, new generation people especially youth r not aware of this place thanks to the growing economy because in our childhood we often visit this place in greed of Kheer Parshad that is the specialty of this place & served on every Sunday to the devotees. I think some of u  might visited this place.

Baba Abdu Nath Ji or Bani Baba has a very great place in the life of the villagers. HE is the incarnation of Lord Pashupatinath (Lord Shiva) & from times immemorial HE is saving their herds cattles & crops from the evil eyes. The villagers are so happy & so in their happiness & in gratitude they offered the part of their new harvest / first milk from cattle folk/ first fruit of the tree as parshad to the deity. On every Sunday people offered some milk to the deity & with that milk Kheer Parshad is cooked in huge utensils & then served to the devotees.

On the name of development nothing is there. Everything that is done here on private basis by Mahant Rishiban Ji who is also the Mahant of Ranbirshaver Temple Jammu. There is a kuchha road to the temple which is near about 3kms from the Nud Mansar Road. It is near about 48 km from Jammu & 8 km from Samba. U can go there from village Mananu/Stah which r 5 kms from Samba Main. Matador service is there after half an hour but u have to go 3 kms on foot from Mananu.

Hundreds of villagers visit their on every Sunday but it is not on the Tourism Map of JKUT. If developed can be a place of Religious Tourism & bread earner of so many people
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